Rules for Forming Feminine of Nouns --- Easy English Grammar Notes

There are three ways of forming feminine nouns. 

1) By using an entirely different word. 

Example:

Masculine Feminine            Masculine Feminine

boy  → girl                   father → mother

brother → sister             Gentlemen → lady

son → daughter             wizard → witch

horse → mare                dog→  bitch

drone → bee                   man → woman 

bull (ox) → cow               cock → hen 

drake → duck                 sir → madam

2). By adding -ess,  -ine, -trix, -a etc.

Example:

Masculine Feminine            Masculine Feminine

author → authoress            host → hostess 

actor → actress                   heir → heiress

prince → princess                lion → lioness 

hero → heroine                    Sultan → Sultana 

fox → vixen                        executor → executrix

Sometimes -ess is added by dropping the ending vowel.

Example:

Masculine Feminine            Masculine Feminine

emperor → empress             murderer → murderess

Master → mistress               waiter → waitress 

hunter → huntress               tiger → tigress

3) by placing words before or after:

Example:

Masculine         Feminine  

Grandfather → Grandmother 

Great uncle → Great aunt 

milkman  → milkwoman 

peacock → peahen 

salesman → saleswoman

************************************

Easy English Grammar Notes

************************************

Shortcut Links For:

1.  5th Class: English Notes

2.  5th Class: Social Study (S.St.) Notes

3.  5th Class: General Science (G.Sc.) Notes

4.  5th Class: Urdu (اُردو) Notes

5.  5th Class: Islamiyat (اسلامیات) Notes

6.  5th Class: Mathematics Notes

1. Website for School and College Level Physics   

(https://askrarequiz.blogspot.com)

2. Website for School and College Level Mathematics  

(https://askraremaths.blogspot.com)

3. Website for Single National Curriculum Pakistan - All Subjects Notes 

(https://askrareclassnotes.blogspot.com/)

© 2022 & onwards Academic Skills and Knowledge (ASK)   

Note:  Write me in the comments box below for any query and also Share this information with your class-fellows and friends.